Eastern and Central Europe (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

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EGER TOWN

CENTRE

Bishop’s Palace 2

Eger Castle pp382–3 7

Eger Cathedral 1

Kossuth Lajos Utca 4

Lyceum 3

Minaret 6

Minorite Church 5

P Minaret

Knézich Károly utca. # Apr–Oct:

10am–6pm daily. &

A relic of the Ottoman

regime, Eger’s minaret

(Minaret) is a classic of its

genre. Sleek and perfectly

symmetrical, the 14-sided

sandstone tower rises on an

incline to its needle-like

point, 40 m (131 ft) above

the street. It is topped with

a crescent moon and a cross.

Closed for 150 years after

the mosque next to it was

demol ished in 1841, the

17th-century minaret is now

open to visitors and offers

fine views of the city to those

prepared to climb the 97

steps up to the balcony.

R Minorite Church
Dobó István tér
Set against the background
of the open spaces of Dobó
István tér, the ornate exterior
of the former Minorite Church
(Szent Antonius Minorita
Templom) has more aesthetic
appeal than the cathedral.

+ Eger Castle

See pp382–3.

VISITORS’ CHECKLIST

137 km (85 miles) NE of

Budapest. * 56,000.

£ Vasút utca. @ Pyrker János

tér. ª Dobó István tér 9.

n Tourinform, Bajcsy-Zsilinszky

tér 9, (036) 517 715.

( Dobó István tér, daily.

Main façade of the former Minorite

Church, built in the 18th century

Aerial view of Kossuth Lajos utca,
Eger’s most sought-after address

Key to Symbols see back flap

responsible for most of the
ironwork that typifies many
of the buildings on Kossuth
Lajos utca, as well as the
famous Hungarian National
Gallery (see p340) in
Budapest and Festetics Palace
in Keszthely (see pp372–3).

The rounded, tiered façade

and twin towers were

designed by Bohemian archi-

tect Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer,

but the church was not

completed until 1773. It is

dedi cated to St Anthony of

Padova and scenes from the

saint’s life feature in the

ceiling frescoes painted by

Márton Raindl. St Anthony is

also depicted alongside the

Virgin Mary on the altar, in a

painting by Johann Kracker.

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Bus Station
Eger
Cathedral
Bishop's
Palace Lyceum
Minorite
Church
Minaret
Eger
Castle
Corridors
Under-
ground
Casements
Turkish
Bath
County
Hall Local History
Museum
Serbian
Orthodox
Church
Korona Hotel
Wine Cellar
and Museum